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An animated film by four graduates of the Media Design program was selected for the 2026 Oberschwaben Film Festival. The film also won a silver award at the prestigious ADC Talent Award Germany.

RWU welcomes its first-year students at the Weingarten Culture and Convention Center. Mayor Clemens Moll and Rector Professor Dr. Thomas Spägele encourage student involvement and highlight the wide range of opportunities available.

On November 12, the CLIC Language Center at RWU will administer the TestDaF online language exam—an international certificate that attests to proficiency in German.

In early September, the StartUp School was held for the first time at RWU. For one week, 33 students from various universities were able to develop and present their own startup ideas as part of the project.

At “Ravensburg spielt,” the “MINT Discovery” project organized a hands-on activity centered on robotics and technology. At the RWU booth, participants spent both days building, tinkering, programming, and, of course, playing.

A scholarship also provided computer science student Emil Jung with new connections, interdisciplinary exchange, and exciting insights beyond his own field of study. In this interview, he explains how he received his scholarship and why he encourages other students to apply.

In the summer of 2026, RWU piloted a new international teaching format for sustainable energy systems called “ELEVATE Energy.” 

RWU student Cornelius Wilnhammer traveled to Sweden to spend the winter there during his semester abroad at Karlstad University. 

Could robots soon take over the fruit harvest at Lake Constance? Researchers from RWU and DHBW, in collaboration with the companies InMach and vision&robotics, have developed a prototype robot for this purpose. It was tested in the field for the first time in the apple orchards of a fruit farm in Kressbronn.

In July, students at RWU built a mobile green oasis as part of a sustainability project. It is intended to be a shaded place to relax and can be used in the future both on the university campus and in the city of Weingarten.

In July, several schools from Ravensburg and the surrounding area visited RWU. The students got to know the university and its academic programs and gained insights into various subject areas through workshops. 

Ocean conservation doesn’t start at the coast. In this interview, Isabell Conrad and Denise Janko explain how their media design project, in collaboration with Surfrider Foundation Germany, gave rise to the “The Ocean Starts Here!” campaign.

Jan-Marc Hodek heads the Health Economics program at RWU. He is also the author of the book *The German Health Care System for Dummies*, which is now being published in its second, revised edition.

On June 29, HOME held its anniversary celebration, treating its guests to a barbecue where they could socialize and play games.

International Flair at RWU: Two groups of high school students from different continents got a taste of campus life, discussed socially relevant topics, and made plans for their future studies in Germany.

Marc Stocker studied industrial engineering at RWU and then earned a master’s degree in Digital Business & Marketing Intelligence. Today, as an IT management consultant, he works to improve digital business processes. 

In this interview, Jan Wiedmann and Felipe Rude discuss their bachelor's thesis at DLR and the development of a rover system for lunar simulation.

RWU and PH Weingarten are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their joint library. Housed in the historic Fruchtkasten building on Martinsberg, the library is the oldest collaboration of its kind in Baden-Württemberg.

Every two years, the Zeppelin Youth Foundation awards prizes for outstanding academic achievements. The awards recognize young, up-and-coming researchers from the Lake Constance region. Among this year’s winners was a student from RWU for her research on shared living arrangements for seniors.

Hubert Engler wants to promote greater sustainability. In collaboration with the “House of Makers and Engineers,” he is therefore launching the “ReparierBar.” In this interview, he explains what the project stands for and how people can get involved.

Prof. Dr. Theresa Breckle and Anja Konzept presented their research project on renewable energy in February at an international conference in New York. In this interview, they explain what “ELEVATE” stands for, what a 12-by-12 matrix has to do with it, and which song is sung at the German Embassy.

Company representatives, professors, and highly respected guest speakers came together for a one-day workshop. The focus was on how companies can successfully design and further develop digital business models.

The Schools of Mechanical Engineering and Technology and Management held graduation ceremonies for their graduates. A total of 97 students received their diplomas.

How can higher education be shaped to be sustainable in the age of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and social change? The newly published anthology *Developing a Dynamic University* addresses this question.